Excellent. See you took elements from Jimmy Carter, if I'm right, walking the parade route, some of the cabinet members, correct?
So what's the pecifics of the Medicare for all Bill? I'd imagine Hyde would have to be included to get people like McCormack to back it and I can't imagine that certain mizers in the party didn't cut some of what the SDUSA was pushing
Nice to see this back and great update as usual. Is there an up to date SCOTUS anywhere?
Excellent. See you took elements from Jimmy Carter, if I'm right, walking the parade route, some of the cabinet members, correct?
Nice update! Surprised that it was so easy for Udall to get that passed, but I bet he's about to face a tough challenge, probably in the middle East.
Cool, man. Thought those things were some of the things Carter did, and I was right. Also, thanks for the early birthday present, with my birthday being tomorrow. Reply to my PM's, and try to update the letter spin-off as soon as you can as well.
So the butterflies spared Walter Reuther? Or is this a kid of his?
@President_Lincoln - that's some utterly fantastic work Glad to have you back!
Whatever else he does during his time in the White House, President Udall's going to be remembered for this one...that's one hell of an achievement.
That was a wonderful update @President_Lincoln! Also I wonder how Udall will handle the trouble in Iran’s next door neighbor?
Mo Udall makes me think of Jed Barlett in the West Wing especially the walk to the White House. If that show was made in this timeline I could see that maybe being the starting point of Barlett's political career something to do with Udall, either way, I really enjoyed this update.
Mmm, I don't see it exactly. When Hyde was passed it was pretty much universally bi partisan, with even Pro Choice reps jumping on the band wagon. Not including it seems a pretty sure way to give opponents of the bill a very fine weapon to bludgeon it to death, plus making the Christian Democrats distinctly uncomfortable from the get go, does not seem to be the best for Udalls hopes here. A good alternative to Hyde could possibly be a provision letting local administrations decide wether to fund a Abortion or not,Won't make anyone particularly happy but it at least avoids the perception of the Federal Government jumping in to support Abortion with Your Money and allows Udall himself to obsucre his position.As for the (very) touchy subject of federal funds being used for abortions... As you have postulated, Mr. President, Representative McCormack (D - NY), Representative Bob Casey (D - PA), Representative Jesse Jackson (D - IL) and other pro-life Democrats would have seen the Hyde Amendment as a natural means of pushing their agenda into the healthcare debate. Unfortunately for them, pro-choice Democrats and Republicans countered that since MoCare effectively eliminates most private insurance (with some limited exceptions), to ban the use of federal funds for abortions here would, de facto make it next to impossible for a large number of women to have access to an abortion at all. While I agree that McCormack and Casey might not have gone for MoCare without Hyde, I could see Jackson prioritizing Universal Health Care over fighting abortion in this particular instance for the time being.
That would set the precedent of local authorities being able to choose what gets funded with Medicare-for-all and effectively kill the law from the inside.Mmm, I don't see it exactly. When Hyde was passed it was pretty much universally bi partisan, with even Pro Choice reps jumping on the band wagon. Not including it seems a pretty sure way to give opponents of the bill a very fine weapon to bludgeon it to death, plus making the Christian Democrats distinctly uncomfortable from the get go, does not seem to be the best for Udalls hopes here. A good alternative to Hyde could possibly be a provision letting local administrations decide wether to fund a Abortion or not,Won't make anyone particularly happy but it at least avoids the perception of the Federal Government jumping in to support Abortion with Your Money and allows Udall himself to obsucre his position.
Not if they set a very pecific amendment saying that this part and this part only is chosen by local authorities.That would set the precedent of local authorities being able to choose what gets funded with Medicare-for-all and effectively kill the law from the inside.
The Precedent it would set during the Congressional meetings on it, I mean. If they gave way on that, then I could see opponents of the bill forcing everything to be allowed by local authorities, and the momentum would shift,Not if they set a very pecific amendment saying that this part and this part only is chosen by local authorities.
Well,throw them a big enough of a bone, pecificly on this issue and you may get the Christian Dems to unite behind actually getting the bill passed with no more exclusions...The Precedent it would set during the Congressional meetings on it, I mean. If they gave way on that, then I could see opponents of the bill forcing everything to be allowed by local authorities, and the momentum would shift,
Thank you very much, @HesitatedEye! I'd be lying if I said that my being a huge Jed Bartlett/West Wing fan didn't have something to do with my writing TTL... I really like that idea!